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NHL 2016-17: Long skate to the Stanley Cup set to begin

Odds don’t favor a repeat Cup champion

DATE: Oct 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Colorado Avalanche preview: New coach, new attitude

Team hungry to get back on track

DATE: Oct 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Avalanche ready for camp with a new head coach

DENVER – The shock and surprise of Patrick Roy’s departure is wearing off. Now it’s time to get back to business for the Colorado Avalanche, who open training camp Friday under fi...

DATE: Sep 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

U.S. eliminated from World Cup of Hockey after loss to Canada

TORONTO – The United States has been eliminated from contention at the World Cup of Hockey after a 4-2 loss to Canada on Tuesday night that featured a clinical, dominant performance by the t...

DATE: Sep 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

New Avalanche coach Bednar gets first chance in NHL

Bednar makes NHL debut behind bench, not on ice

DATE: Aug 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Patrick Roy abruptly resigns as Colorado Avalanche coach and executive

In a stunning mid-August shake-up, Patrick Roy stepped down as coach and vice president of hockey operations for the Colorado Avalanche, citing disagreements within the organization. ...

DATE: Aug 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

P.K. Subban makes entrance in Nashville

NASHVILLE – P.K. Subban certainly knows how to make an entrance, especially with a team more than happy to help manage his arrival in Music City. The Nashville Predators took the...

DATE: Jul 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Sports

Las Vegas team has trademark issues with name

NHL expansion team looking for new mascot

DATE: Jul 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

NHL teams make splashes in opening hour of free agency

Milan Lucic and Kyle Okposo, two of the NHL’s top free agents, took full advantage of two of the league’s worst teams eager to pair a veteran with a young star. The 28-year-old wi...

DATE: Jul 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Toronto hockey saved by an American?

Leafs take Arizona product; Avalanche draft Jost 10th overall

DATE: Jun 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Can Las Vegas beat the odds for NHL expansion?

New team would play in 2017

DATE: Jun 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Gordie Howe, the gritty and mighty ‘Mr. Hockey,’ dies at 88

DETROIT – Gordie Howe worked all his remarkable life to earn the respect and awe that came with being “Mr. Hockey.” The Canadian farm boy who developed his brute strength and incr...

DATE: Jun 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports